In this house in Ibiza, life is lived barefoot and in the open air.
The Moredesign studio has created a home in Ibiza where the boundary between exterior and interior dissolves; a refuge from heat, haste, and grandiosity.
In the Ibizan village of Nuestra Señora de Jesús, on elevated ground, rises a house overlooking the bay of Ibiza. A recent construction that longed for deeper roots, for a touch of Mediterranean essence. Its owner asked that it be anchored to its context, and Moredesign answered that call with architectural common sense, tracing inspiration back to the island’s origins: the passage of the Phoenicians. Unlike Mallorca, where the imprint of the Romans can still be felt in the foundations, in Ibiza it was these masters of the sea who laid the first stones of civilization. They built their homes with stone walls at the base and adobe above; whitewashed roofs of timber covered in clay; and earthen floors scattered with pebbles. Today, this project recalls that soft, adaptive architecture, perfectly tuned to the local climate — evoked through its colors, its forms, its details.
It does so in an original way: by bringing outside the spaces that are usually kept within — the dining room, the kitchen, the living area. All are embraced by a landscape design — created in collaboration with Edurne Aguinagalde — that follows the rhythms of daily life. Thus, in the open air, three main areas unfold: a rear patio, looking toward the mountain, sheltered, where the dining table and outdoor kitchen reside; the pool area, forming an “L” that defines the front façade and garden, opening toward the sea, bathed in sunlight and facing south; and finally, a private garden accessible from the bedrooms, also with its own outdoor kitchen. For the exterior flooring, Ibizan stone was used in large slabs, interspersed with Balearic terrazzo — a blend of lime mortar and small pebbles.
